Shiplift Operations Engineer

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Shiplift Operations Engineer

Location:

Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Shiplift Operations Engineer

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: Salary up to £52,230 plus pension and flex benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65609

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as our Shiplift Operations Engineer at our HMNB Clyde site near Helensburgh.

The role

As a Shiplift Operations Engineer within our Shiplift Facility, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where you'll be key to the business.

You will work in collaboration with the Shiplift Facility Manager, as well as MoD Customer (Internal & External) as required to deliver the required outputs.

Please note that the role holder must be comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces.

Day to day, as the Facility Operations Engineer you will ensure delivery of the planned operations of the Shiplift to meet safety, quality, cost and performance and targets.

• Lead, motivate all operations and maintenance staff to deliver against our required outputs
• Directly manage a team of Operations specialists and indirectly a number of Multi Skilled Operatives
• Ensure that work is carried out in line with current processes and make suggestions on improving systems and processes to increase productivity and safety in accordance with set objectives and timescales.
• Work within all H&S legislation, Safe Systems Of Work and control of work processes in accordance with Clyde policies.

Essential experience of the Shiplift Operations Engineer

• Proven experience of the delivery of multi disciplinary engineering operations or maintenance programmes, ideally mechanically and electrically dual qualified, or experience of leading multi discipline engineering or maintenance teams
• Knowledge of business processes (HR, Finance Commercial)
• Demonstrable leadership skills gained within a management or supervisory role

36 hours per week, Mon - Thurs with a 3 day weekend, based onsite at HMNB Clyde

Qualifications for the Shiplift Operations Engineering

• Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline, or qualified to HND level or equivalent in a engineering subject with relevant work experience
• ILM or similar management certification would be beneficial, but not essential if able to demonstrate proven management experience within a operations focused role

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC security clearance level for this role

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ()

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare +
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'.

We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date 20/08/25